Q. pubescens - Downy Oak - אלון לביד

Native to central & southern Europe; this vigorous semi-evergreen Oak can grow huge reaching sizes up to 107 feet tall; 100 feet wide and with trunk diameters up to 8 feet across. The foliage is oval with wavy margins and are deeply lobed reaching up to 8 x 4 inches in size. Foliage is gray-green above 7 downy below. The bark is dark gray and deeply furrowed into small rough plates. Zone 6 to 8 ( unknown in 5 ) and grows best in Meditteranean Regions with hot dry summers. Very drought tolorant. Most growth recorded in single year is 4 feet. Very rare in the U.S.; one such tree reportedly grows at the Library of Congress in DC

גלרית תמונות - אתר Gunter

גלרית תמונות - Chede di botanica

אלון לביד - Silvio Sorcini